The Great Gyattsby Vocab

apathetic

(adj) little or no emotion; not interested

bantering

(n) friendly teasing between people

benediction

(n) a ceremonial prayer asking for divine protection

cardinal

(adj) principal, fundamental

contempt

(n) dislike

corpulent

(adj) excessively fat

debauch

(v) to corrupt, pervert or seduce

denizen

(n) an inhabitant

deranged

(adj) driven insane

desolate

(adj) bleak and empty

disconcerting

(adj) upsetting, frustrating

dog days

(n) the hot period between early July and early September

elicit

(v) to bring forth or evoke (emotions, feelings, and responses)

elusive

(adj) hard to express, define or grasp

evasion

(n) avoidance

exultation

(n) lively or triumphant joy

feign

(v) to fake or pretend

fervent

(adj) very passionate

fortnight

(n) a period of two weeks

fractious

(adj) easily irritated and bad tempered

garrulous

(adj) easily irritated and bad tempered

grail

(n) the object of an extended or difficult quest

grotesque

(adj) distorted and unnatural

hauteur

(n) snobbishness

hors d’oeuvre

(n) small bit of appetizing food

ingratiate

(v) to establish (oneself) in the favor or good graces of others

innuendo

(n) a hint or indirect suggestion

jaunty

(adj) having a cheerful, lively, and self-confident air

knickerbocker

(n) any new yorker

laudable

(adj) deserving praise

obstinate

(adj) inflexible or stubborn

perturb

(adj) to disturb or agitate

prig

(n) a person regarded as arrogant, uptight, and annoying

prodigious

(adj) extraordinary in size, amount, or degree

profound

(adj) showing great knowledge or insight

rancor

(n) resentment, hatred or malice

shiftless

(adj) lazy

smoldering

burning slowly without a flame

subterfuge

(n) deception or lie

subtle

(adj) hardly noticeable

succulent

(adj) full or juice; highly enjoyable

sullen

(adj) gloomy

supercilious

(adj) arrogant; disdainful

threadbare

(adj) worn out form overuse

turbulent

(adj) involving much conflict, disorder, or confusion

unscrupulous

(adj) having no moral code; unpricipled

vigil

(n) a period of staying awake during the night to keep watch or pray

vitality

(n) a healthy capacity for vigorous activity

vulgar

(adj) in poor taste; crude; unrefined

wan

(adj) pale